I used to insta-share everything I liked on Instapaper immediately on
Twitter/Slack… I’m going to try a different path and accumulate links into
posts like this. Just thinking about trying something different. I’m not going
to turn into Daring Fireball, I promise.

Here’s a sampling of what I’ve been reading…

Books

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Still working through this on audible. I’ll likely post a summary/review when
I’m done.

900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad by Harrison E. Salisbury

I’ve been meaning to finish this for years. It’s a fascinating study of flawed
leadership principles and brave souls making the best of the worst situation
I’ve ever read.

You and Me Forever by Francis and Lisa Chan

Almost done with this one. Highly recommended.

Blogs

The Experience Economy

The phrase “The Experience Economy”, like the worst sort of corporate speak,
sounds less like a viable business plan than it does a discarded slogan for
Las…

The Source History of Cat

The American Grandmaster Who Could Become World Champion

If you ask the people who know Fabiano Caruana what Fabiano Caruana is like,
they will tell you that Fabiano Caruana is, you know, just a normal guy. He
likes movies. He likes music. He likes to eat. He works out. He goes on dates.
Just a normal guy. Just a normal guy who is ranked second in the world in
chess…

What’s in My Bag, 2018 Edition

Deep Work Update

Writing a Screencast Video Editor in Haskell

For the last six months I’ve been working on a screencast video editor called
Komposition, and it’s now released and open source. This is an experience
report, based on a talk from Lambda World Cádiz 2018, that’ll give an overview
of Komposition’s design, implementation, testing, and planned future work.

The Psychology of Design

There are a number of debates about which additional skills designers should
learn. Should designers code, write, or understand business? These skills are
incredibly valuable but perhaps not essential. However, I would argue that
every designer should learn the fundamentals of psychology…